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Christmas Recipe Round-Up

Seriously. Given my efforts to cram as many Christmas recipes onto this blog as possible before the big day, I am going to end up rotund by New Year.

I’m taking a break today and getting my porky butt to the gym (my Pilates-given abs of steel are buried below layers of pudding, cake and cookies) so instead here’s some delightful, healthy recipes culled from the vast repository of knowledge that is the web.

Happy cooking!

1. First up is a delicious-sounding peppermint hot chocolate which even the dairy-free can enjoy. Instead of using peppermint essence, they’ve gone with peppermint tea which makes it a winner in my book. Peppermint tea is my crack.

2. It’s very, very difficult to get a good grain-free cookie. Real Food Freaks seem to have nailed it with these Molasses Cookies. I admit to feeling jealous….and hungry.

6. And no Christmas meal would be complete without something to serve with the tea/coffee course (if your belly hasn’t ruptured by then). Try this delicious-looking Cranberry Lemon Loaf, made with almond flour and boasting one of the healthiest glazes I’ve seen in a while.

7. I realise that this list is heavy on the desserts but I just can’t help myself when I see things like this peppermint brownie roll. Genius.

Wow, great line-up! I have the cranberry lemon loaf and the pomegranate molassas sauce on my list to make, too. Thanks so much for including the Peppermint Brownie Roll in here – I was pumped to see that it made the list!! I hope you love it as much as we do. And I totally feel you on the abs of steel buried below desserts. This is my first holiday as a blogger and honestly, I am almost looking forward to the holidays being over just so I can stop making (and eating!) all these fun holiday desserts. My poor, poor abs :) Have a great Christmas!!

Oh wow! These selections look amazing (and I’m not just saying that cause my peppermint hot chocolate made the list – btw thanks!). ;) Chocolate bark…divine…and those meatballs look crazy good. Yikes! This could be dangerous! I hope you had a very merry (and yummy) Christmas!